Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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RETURN OF RATS CAUGHT AND DESTROYED DURING THE YEAR 1952.
Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
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London Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 41 | 47 | 42 | 36 | 26 | 43 | 33 | 35 | 14 | 51 | 33 | 41 | 442 |
Vessels | 2 | — | 3 | 25 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 |
St. Katharine Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 13 | 1 | 12 | — | 15 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 112 |
Vessels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Surrey Commercial Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 88 |
Vessels | 21 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 20 | — | 102 |
East India Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 3 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 1 | 99 |
Vessels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 123 | 14 | 32 | 58 | 53 | 55 | 26 | 15 | 37 | 163 | 40 | 105 | 721 |
Vessels | 53 | 22 | 52 | 95 | 24 | 70 | 49 | — | — | — | 17 | 46 | 428 |
Millwall Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 94 | 74 | 57 | 31 | 101 | 34 | 63 | 13 | 10 | 129 | 96 | 30 | 732 |
Vessels | 6 | 26 | — | 56 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 3 | — | 107 | |
Royal Albert Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 47 | 27 | 32 | 48 | 25 | 44 | 16 | 14 | 374 |
Vessels | 47 | — | 17 | 69 | 95 | 96 | 148 | 109 | 68 | 39 | 20 | 27 | 735 |
Royal Victoria Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 41 | 74 | 58 | 63 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 54 | 74 | 62 | 16 | 676 |
Vessels | 5 | 3 | 13 | — | 12 | 17 | — | 28 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 139 |
King George V. Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 15 | 26 | 18 | 38 | 35 | 23 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 256 |
Vessels | — | — | — | 18 | 47 | — | 16 | 6 | 18 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 168 |
Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 87 | 64 | 81 | 344 | 271 | 76 | 72 | 224 | 72 | 72 | 26 | 40 | 1,429 |
Vessels | 41 | 59 | 26 | 14 | 113 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 81 | 49 | 29 | 64 | 556 |
Regent's Canal Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 11 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 78 |
Vessels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
River— | |||||||||||||
Vessels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Totals ... | 642 | 457 | 491 | 872 | 988 | 571 | 591 | 599 | 444 | 778 | 417 | 424 | 7,274 |